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Tolerance protest from FTA

12th February 1971
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• The president of the Freight Transport Association, Mr J. R. Elliott, has expressed disappointment at the refusal of the Minister for Transport Industries to allow a 10 per cent tolerance on permitted -goods vehicle axle weights.

Points made by Mr Elliott in a letter to Mr Peyton suggest that the Minister has underestimated the practical problems of the industry and exaggerated difficulties in allowing some flexibility—the FrA had never asked for any concession on gross plated weights and would co-operate in any measures designed to protect bridges if convinced that modest variations in load distribution were a factor in bridge safety.

Ministry advisers, says Mr Elliott's letter, have under-estimated the difficulty ol obtaining accurate axle weight readings on platform weighbridges. The required accuracy "is unrealistic having regard tc the construction of many existing vehicles inadequate weighing facilities and tlia difficulty of producing reliable 'built-in weighing devices. The ludicrous situatior arising whereby axle loads are increased al overall payload is reduced and tin difficulties arising from changing densitiel and distribution of bulk loadsare stressed

The Ministry is told firmly that operator will be compelled to limit carrying capacity of vehicles, to use bigger and heavie vehicles than would otherwise be require( and to make constant checks, with resultan cost increases.

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